VT340 Emulation

[Zane Healy]

On Jun 24, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On Jun 24, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On 6/24/21 9:06 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
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>>> LK201s use 4800 baud UART interfacing.  PC keyboards with DIN connectors (PS-2) have a very different type of interface, nothing like a UART.  If the terminal you are talking about wants a PS-2 keyboard, as my VT501 does, you need a protocol translator.  It would essentially be the reverse of the LK201 emulator for PS-2 keyboards I released a while back, and possibly the same board could be used with a rather different program running on it.
>>> 	paul
>> ebay seller wooch22 has been selling cherry wyse ansi layout keyboards that are restorable, if you want something to convert
>> with the right layout
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>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/313552477333 <https://www.ebay.com/itm/313552477333>
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> Thanks.   That's a crazy high price for what "untested, for parts" with a thick coat of dirt.   I find a conventional PC layout good enough for what I need.
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> 	paul

Geeze, at that price, do I need to start clearing out my keyboard collection?  Nope, not going to do it...

I’m actually in pretty good shape, plenty of LK201’s & LK401’s (from my VT320’s, VT420’s, and workstations), plus a couple LK450-AA’s and a PCXAL or two.

I’m just not clear on if there is any difference between a LK412-AA and a LK450-AA, both have the WPS keycaps, both have the PS/2 style DIN connector.

I do wish I had a couple LK402-AA's (basically a 401 with WPS keycaps).

I also wish I knew why I have two LK450-AA’s. :-)  Though I’m glad I do.

Besides a terminal with ReGIS Graphics, the only other terminal that would tempt me is a Honeywell, but then I can connect to Multics from a VT420 just fine.

Zane